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fVOLUME 1, NUMBER 212 Weaklr, ErtaUIikei 1M0| DmDy, Jaa.lt, Itu, ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS 85.00 PER ANNUMFLUSHED WITH VICTORYFRENCH AND BRITISHPURSUE THE ENEMYHEAVY LOSSESARE REPORTEDIn Addition to Appalling Loss ofLife. Thousands are Made Prisoners au? Many Guns AreAlso Captured(By Associated Press.)London, Sept. ! 4.-Except for thearmy which ha3 been attacking Verdun, tho German force? in Francehave fallen back all ulong the line.according to the French oillcial reportissued this afternoon.From Nancy to the Vosges they huvewithdrawn from French territory,while on the extreme right Generalvon Kluck and General von Buelowcontine to retreat to the northwest hefore the French, and British, even giving up tboir defensive position on theriver Aisn? between Coraplegne andCl_BuipiviWiFurther west tho German detachments that held Amiens huve movednortheastward to try to rejoin theGerman army of tho right at St. Quentin. It is possible all the Gormans in?NiArthwest France have dono likewise; otherwise they would be in danger of being cut off in the center.Another defensive position, behindRheims, has been given up nnd in theArgonne region a general retreat istaking place toward the forests ofBelnoue and Trlancourt.The allies aro pushing their advantage and doing, their utmost toturn tue^ retreat .iain r. disaster hy aBtem pursuit on perhaps the broadestscale yet known in the war. On theright/they are in good .position to continuo the offendive, ot the men andhorres are not too tired for furthereffort. They are based on a strongline running from the Marne to thefortresses through thc hill countrysouth of Argonne.While the allied left, composedlargely of fresh troops with a heavyforce ot cavalry under General Pau,ir. wheeling around ns to drive Generals von Kluck and von Buelow towards Ardennes and Luxemberg, General Pau's army, by a few more moremarches by La' Fere and Laen, mightcut communications between the retreating Germans and Belgium.The British, who yesterday tooknearly all the ^roBslngs on the riverAisne and captured n2?n,-r nrliinnera. Iare north of that river and are pushing the attack that would assist inforcing the Germans to evacuateRheims. Tho center, somewhere between Chalons and Rheims, is making an effort to recapture the lattercity, which would be one of the mostpopular victories that could be announced to Frenchmen.Should these movements be crowned willi success and Laen and Rheimsagain fall into the hands of the allies,the Germans would have only one lineof communication with Germany-?]through Retool- and even that mightbife cut.General von Kluch; however, lslooking for relnforcdmenw from Belgium if they have not already reachedhim, and with tbese be might makeanother stand against bis pursuers.Th a British war dmce issued a longstatement today from Field MarshalSlr J orin French, covering more comn'n-iely than thc sreriauw summariesthe seven days fighting from Sepff aber 4 to, September 10, inclusive. According to tills roport the Germanswerve to the southeast of Paris tsaccounted for by General von Kluck'sdecision that the British',' who hadbeen F.o heavily engaged in the retreat from the Belgian frontier, Couldbs ignored and that he could proceedwith his plan of enveloping the mainFrench army.. The Qtiw a?uty which Cullie .Out c.Paris, however, upset this calculationand, with his flank threatened, theGerman general bad to withdraw-amovement which has been continuednp to the present.General French paid high tribute totho latest addition to the British army-the flying corps, and ho Oslo quotesa letter from the 'French commander,General Joffre, who congratulatedbim on the accuracy of the information supplied by the aviators. Thesemen h av? done little or no bombthrowing but have confined themselves to gathering Information aboutthe enemy for the general staff.This is the work that the "militaryalways have said would provo of thogreatest service In connection withthe use of the aeroplane. In whatconflicts they har? bsd with Germanaviators, the British flying men. according to General French, have "established individual ascendency" andIEATD BY GUNSHEP ARMIESfie adda, "something in the directionof the mastery of the air already' hasbeen established."This is particularly gratifying toBritons, as England waa one of thelast powers to go seriously into thedevelopment of aviation, and the government has been severely criticisedfor not giving it more encourage-)ment.Tho Belgians, who have receivednew big guns and reinforcementsfrom somewhere, by a sortie fromAntwerp have prevented the Germansfrom sending more of their troops outof Belgium to the south. It is reported that the Germans had anotherarmy corps ready to dispatch to theassistance of their right wing, nerti:ofKParls, but quickly stopped its departure when the Belgians showedIheir strength and ability to cut communications between Brussels andLouvain. Although the Belgians hadto retire to the protection of the Antwerp forts when the Germans dhrcovcTed them, they proved themselvescapable of at least annoying 'he armyof occupation.All the news coming in today seemsto confirm the Russian reports thattho russians have inflicted anothercruBhiug defeat on the Austrians whoon the right were supported by someGermau divisions. By the capture ofTomaszow, the Russians drove awofiao between tho . Austrian army,.which had invaded Poland as far as fOpole, KraBnostav and Zamosa, andthe army which they defeated at Lemberg and which, although it lost heavily in killed, wounded, prisoners andguns, managed to reform to some extent and undertake thc offensive.The Germans? who reinforced thcAustrians, according to latest advicesmared in the defeat. They are tryingtn reach the fortress at Przeinyst, andthe rear guard is endeavoring to keepoff thc Russian cavalry whicli lei pursuing them. 'Austria had. In Poland and Galiciaan'army estimated ut" 1.O0O.0?0 menI with 2,r.oo guns. At Lemberg. Austria jlost many thousands of men in killed,!wounded and prisoners. It is nowstated, although not o facially, that thetotal number of prisoners amounts to180,000, and that 450 field guns weretaken, besides the guns in the captor-,cd forts and an immenso amount ofwar material.It hv also reported tonight fromRome that the Germans have Buffereda defeat Mi a wa, on the East Prussianfrontier. This would be rather surprising, as the Russians1 only todayadmitted they had been compelled towithdraw in East Prussia before overwhelming forces of Germans ? whothreatened General Rennenkampff'sleft wing.It is possible the German commander, General von Hlndenberg, pushedhis advantage a little far and foundthe Russians were stronger on thcfrontier, where Mlawa is :.'United,thaa had been expected.The Servians, after taking Semlin,over which there was great rejoicing,as it relieves Belgrade from a continuation of the bombardment, haveresumcd the offensive against the Austrians, and, like tho Montenegrins,are taking advantage- of Austria'sweakness on that frontier to push into her territory.WANTS "DIXIE"TO BE PLAYEDAnderson Man Bursts Into Songand Tells of How "Dixie" IsFinest Battle Song GoingCapL Bii?y Anderson, well known InAnderson as a man of rare discernment hi things pertaining to art, has,given to The Intelligencer a copy of a'poem which has just fallen into hishands. The effusion ls from Vie penof an Anderson writer and goes asfollows:"We love to br?s; about our flag.Aye! Forever may she wave, andwhen I'm gone, may she live on andon, the emblem of dbe brave. Butthere Is cns other, esr ?fst?cn's flab'sbrother, whose 'glory no nation canhide, with just thirteen stars and tho,two red bars, beneath which our fathers died. We All love to hear, BtarSpangled Banner so dear, we greet itwherever lt ls found but as the songof the South yells burst from themouth, I am a rebel at Dixie's flratsong. Wherever i roam, around theworld or at home, whatever music Ihear there's none that can thrill as oldDixie will, lt kills every vintage offear and if I go to war. It don't matterwho for, let Dixie's strain rise to tbssky and lil give one loud yell andfight right through hell and feel lt apleasure to die."Oak Grove* g. g. Pfcafe.Oak Grove Sunday school will bareits annual picnic at Strickland's pasture Saturday. Sept. 19th. All other'Sunday schools are invited and tbsi publlo also. Rev. J. B. Herron, Supt.ENGLISH SAILORS JOINING THEIR SHIPPaolo by America? Press Association.ITALY'S ACTIONVERY IMPORTANTAi Least a Change From FormerAlliance Would Decide WarI i Favor of the AlliesLOCAL coirasARE M?GH IMPROVEDRISE YESTERDAY IN PRICEOF COTTON(hy Associated Pre38.) ?Bordeaux, Sept. 14 -Tho Temps !quotes Prince Tasca di Cuto, an Ital-'Mfi "QUI IT ?^riXA/rXIQ'*lan socialist deputy, with reference !?"Vf sWWl^Oto thc attitude of Italy: - ... ."Opinion in Italy," says the deputy. ' cl. . .. ? ,t . ?nu."Is unanimous in demanding the reali- ! aught Advance in f rice cf Cottonzatlon of the anti-triple alliance pro- m LoeaA Market tad Cheeringgram. Everyone today believe* that ?Italy must absolutely Separate her News, Prospect Brightenedpolicy and destiny from tho triple a!!i- _ance I"United action with the triple en- ,11 would be hard to believe that antente is the inevitable outgrowth of.Avance of only ou??mU4. cent P?rthe situation. Italy's neutrality has f0"110. In,the price rf* cotton wouldbeen a necessary transition; our mil- ??elp local business but that is JustHary measures have been taken as I t>xactI>; what happened in Andersonquickly ns geographic^ conidtions , yesterday It_ war announced yester?ernrittod. and the Italian army Is JW corning tba the buyers were,wilready for all eventualities. Our fleet $ to pa"y ?*?,?*R P*""'/01"? "?J "",,,, ?v"~?," ." "- cotton and right away conditionsi?iSS tun SS?ri around town beeQn to bend. The meirangements with England rZlnTWrrtrn?ao^ L ulL n\i*M* tha? they h?? been for some lime andpearance. Tho action of Italymight ? fcsarlngdeflnltely turn .ge scale in favor of ?evB ^?^^SllWm . e?kted .Very?Q* triple entente. ,.ni;"n V,KC ?SSgLd ;n Anrtnr.ALLEY SLUMS WILLBE ABOLISHEDMrs. Wilson's Dying Wish IsFulfilled When Senate PassesBillCOUNCIL WILLHELP LIBRARYMet Mcaday and Decided to Rescind Action of Last Week; Institution lo Get Annual SumAt a meeting cf the Anders- 3 citycouncil, held yesterday morning, thatbody agreed to rescind th? action taken last week when it refused toagata make an appropriation for theCarnegie library in Anderson. Thisannouncement means that the librarywill hereafter get the same amountof money as the institution has beenreceiving since 1907.It seems that in that year the library was built, an understanding being reached between Mr. Carnegieand the city council that connellwould appropriate earn year ten percent of wh&t the buP ding cost. Thisamounts to $1,500 per y??r or fl30per month.The public will rejoice over theannouncement because for a time itwaa feared that the library might oeseriously embaroesed if council withdrew Its aid;WHEAT Pit!I'ES TUMBLEProspect of EarlyXeot: Paste e?Peace Cainesi Exchange(By Associated Press,)Chicago, Sept. li-Wheat prices today underwent almost aa violen, achange as when.' not oulte sevenweeks UKO, the war bulge in quotations beajan. Excitement in the present case however, waa about th? prospect of a swift approach of peace,traders generally taking the viewthat the triumphs of the allies meantit would be unlikely for hostilities tobe prolonged.Selling out of wheat today was ona huge scale from first to last, andcaused an extreme smash of 8 1-Zo abushel ai cor.??ired with 9 l-4c advance July 2H. on the occasion, .thatTCl-f.!05- *v?*?f*?n n?rmanv tint USWT..land were broken off. The downwardswing of prices today brought wheataa low as $1.11 1-2 a bushel for Maydelivery as against $1.20 Saturdayhight and $1.32 September 6, the topmost level of the war.Between July 28 and September 5,the risc in the price of Blay whest was41 &-8 ot whtcn neariy one halt nowhas been wiped out. At $1.11 3-4 May.the dosing quotation tonight, the netremainder of the war advance ls 213-8c a bushel.cotton and right away conditionsaround town began to mend. The merchants felt better and were cheerierthan tbey had been for some time andevery ?ingle v.rmer hearing the gladnews straightway Recame elated. Verylittle colton v'Rs marketed in Anderson yesterday st that figure but nevertheless the riBe, slight though it was,helped business conditions in Anderdon.Another great help yesterday wasthe positive announcement mode bvsome of the principal cotton mill menof this city to the effect that the cottonrajlls of Anderson will not shut downthis year and all of them have agreedto run until January at least und probably on through the remainder or thewinter.For some time a persistent rumorhas been going around to the effectthat .-'onie of the cotton mills ot thisand ether cities would be compelledto suspend operations but Mr. Jas. D.Hammett, when seen yesterday, saidthat he had Just returned from NewYork where he succeeded in closingenough contracte to keep his mill running for some time. Re said that hiscontracts were on a very ahoft profitbasis but he would prefer to run forthe next year without making any money rather than to close down andthrow all the employes out of jobs.Another well known manufacturersaid almost the same thing. He succeeded in closing a contract on an open bid for work which will keep theplant going for at least GO days andhe says that orders will be plentifulby the expiration of that period.'"Conditions in the South af o vastlybetter than anyone knew and ther lsreally nothing wrong with the townexcept the pessimism ot some of ourpeople" said a well known merchantyesterday. Thisgd are ca the meadnow and indications are that after another month Anderson people will almost forget that there was a war inthe foreign countries.(By Associated Press.)Washington, Sept. 14.-Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's dying wish that congressabolish ailey slums in the nntionalcapitol was fulfilled today when thehouse passed the renate bill prohibiting the usc of dwelling houncB inWashington alleys after four yearsfrom the date of the legislation.A few hours before Mrs. Wilsondied she ioid the president she could"go away happier" if she knew the alley Btuthfl would be wiped out. Wordwas : .Mit to the capital and thc housedistrict committee promptly reporteda bill carrying a large appropriationfor that purpose. The house did notpass the measure as reported becauseof constitutional objections. The senate however, passed another bill carrying out an old act providing for abolition Of the slums. Thc house accepted this cs a substitute, acceptableto the white house, and lt will becomea law.BIG SURPRISE WASWELL RECEIVEDNew Troupe at the Palmetto1Thia Week Makes a DecidedHitFRAZER BEGINSSESSION TorAnderson College Will Open HerPortals on Sept 17-Both AreExpecting a Good Year0030000000000000000A SlttN OF PEACE!Cornfsk? H. hi* Sept, H.President Wn?*? left here attatt p. as. today fer Washington,whare he will arrive to??rrowmorning H . o'clock..Every member of the Frazer Fittingschool faculty is now tn, the city andavnryllllmr lu ttl rAHdiMM for th? ODening of Anderson's school for boysand< young men. The session will begin this morning at $ o'clock, at whichtime appropriate exercises will be heldand tomorrow the class work will begin. Or. Fraser says that be looksforward to the opening of his schooland believes that the year will be asplendid one tor tho institution.Anderson college will open herdoors on Sept. 1 , next Thursday, andpractically every member o? the cotlego faculty has arrived in the city andIs ready to begin work. A number ofthe students are coming In every daynow and present indications are thatthe enrollment at the college witt beconsiderably larger than tl waa lastyear.Anderson people are proud of both? 'the Fraser Fitting school and AnderdonCollege ?ad are taking a lively interest in the plans of these two institutions for the coming year.TIi?> big surprise promised by thePalmetto theatre ?or Monday in theadvert?: enient o? this popular tliuoireSunday-was a most agreeable one, asthe Corbett Musical Comedy companyplaying this week is by far the bostattraction that has been nut on atthe Palmetto. The opening bill yestr rday entitled the new Bell Boy. was? eil received by a .packed house andably presented by the Corbett com- ipany. Every member of the companyacquitted his or herself in fine style.Manager Pinkston is to bc commended upon securing the high ciass attraction that lie is showing this week.Worthy of special mention is thedancing of the four girls in a difficultbuck. As a team of dancers they arecertainly great, and then, the comedians were good. Taken as a whole itis a show wor. h many times the priceof admission. The bill advertised fortoday promises to be a -vinner. Thecostumes in the opening act alone costthe tidy little sum of $1,200 Twelvehundred dollars, as most of the mar.i u"i men in this town will admit, islquite expensive for only eight dresses.The manager of the Palmetto in hisnd this morning states that a perfectly good five dollar bill will be givenaway after each performance, as wasdone yesterday. Tali in ilbtif isquite an inducement. Twenty dollarsbeing given away each day is wellworth going after. Mr. Pinkston intalking to a reporter for The Intelligencer yesterday stated that the showthis week will be clcun and moral inevery respect, nothing will be saidor done at any of the performancesthat could be criticised or condemnedby anyone, and that any person notwell pleased with the show will gladlyget bia br her money refunded bycalling at the box office.flanean* Will Make Stand,Paris. Sept. 14-It is officially announced that tho Germans are making |a stand on the Aisne.ooooooooHEM* Air H*M>Wnshlrsten Sept IL-Coriptraitor cf the Currency, WUUasms today wire/, to all nationalhanks In the Sooth asking whatHUMS they had loaned to cottongrowers, what Interest they arereceiving and the amount needed to ?ore the cotton crop. Itwas understood tonight that anumber of banks had replied hatIt was announced no ?tatesseatwon! be given bat until all thedata wanted had been collected*a o o a o o o o a e9o|V9OOOOOO.OmoRUSSIANS AREVICTORIOUSOFFICIAL REPORT SAYSTHAT MANY PRISONERSWERE TAKENGREAT BRAVERYCctmmander Praises the RussianTroops for Determination andCourage Shown(Hy Associated Press.)Petrograd, Sept. 14.-The followingofficial communications were Issued tonight:"On tho Austrian front the Russiantroops are crossing the San river. Ontaking position near Rawa Rusk? theRussian troops captured thirty cannonund 8,000 prisoners and al.-ii enormousBtores of war material and provisions.Tho result of tho pursuit of the enemy in that territory Is still unknown."In the marshes of Belgoraoln theRu-r.i an * found more Austrian batteries sunk in thc mud, abandoned duringretreat.."Tho General army while repulsingthe last desperate Austrian attack,captured, the moment troops took theoffensive, a great number of prisonersand guns, the total number of whichhas not yet been determined."General Bruls.Mloff declares hiBtroops gave proof of great energy, determination and bravery. The commanders of the corps, he Bays, led theirunits with imperturbable coolness,Snatching victory from the enemy onmore than one occasion at critical moments."General Brussiloff particularlycommends ttie activity of the Bulgarian general, Rsdko Dmitrleff, in thelighting."On thc right bank of the Dniesterriver the Austrians have been thrownback on Dorogobush, 65 miles east of"Czernowltz, capital and chief city otthe Crown land of Bukowina, and allthe neighboring regions have been occupied by the Russian armies withoutres?stanse,"AOBtCULTUBAL vTOKEBBflWill ?ave a Meeting at Clemson NextMeath."It rooms that the Clemson Collegemeeting will bc an unusually Interest.lng one," says Dan T. Gray, of Raleigh, N. C., in a letter of invitationto the annual meeting of the Assoslation of southern agricultural workers,to be held at Clemson Collage October21 to 23.E. J. Watson of the department ofagriculture, has been Invited to de-,liver an address. His subject will be:"The Readjustment of Acreage toMeet' the Emergency arising as a Resuit of the European War." Practically every state in the' south will berepresented at the Clemson meeting.?Germans Are Successful.Rotterdam, via London, 8ept. 14.-Adispatch from Berlin say? the German general staff announced September 13 that a plan ot campaign in thewestorn theatre of .the war, of whichno details had been made kno^n. hadled to a aew engagement which so farls favorable to the Germans.MOORE LIGHT ONFELTON'S DEATHUncle of John T. Felton Return?From Greenwood and Telia ofWhat He Discovered ThereFrom what he could discover e^u**one threw John M. Felton from a fautmoving freight train near GreenwoodSaturday night and broke his necx,according to J. B. Felton, a nephewof the dead man. Mr. Fel\m, who issuperintendent of education of Anderson county, received a telegram Saturday evening telling him that bisuncle was dead and he immediatelywent to Greenwood. Mr. Felton saidtbat both the passenger trains badpassed the station before his uncleleft tba station because be was r.eenthere by several people. Shortly after be was last seen, a freight trainpassed through Greenwood and itis presumed that the dead man boarded that train and either fell or wasthrown ' from a car, breaking his neckwhen bs struck thc ground. There>'M oily one small bruise on his jface and nsce on his body, whichclearly showed, that he was not runover sod killed by a train or struckby an engine?Mrs. Felton, the dead man's wife,baa come to Anderson and ls at present with ber brother. Dock Wood.German Prisoners Arrive*Paris, Sept. 14.-A batch of Germanprisoners1, composed of a general withbis entire staff and six other officersand 300 men, arrived today at NoisyLe-Bec, five miles northeast of Paris,whence they were sent to the sooth.WILL SIGN NEWPEACE PACTSWILSON CONSIDERS THEM AGUARANTEE AGAINSTWARPEACE MOVEMENTGermany Has Not Replied to Inquiry Concerning Plana forPeace As Suggested(By Associated Press.)Washington. Sept. 14.-No reply hadbeen received tonight from the German government to the Inquiry, ot theUnited States concerning the attitudeof the former toward peace lu Europebut administration leaders were hopeful that from the Informal euuit soinothlng tangible might develop.That many Influential German-Americans are working to bring aboutsome exchange of peace terms hasbeen admitted in official tjuarters.Preaident Wilson and Secretary Bryan are keeping in CIOBO touch with allthese efforts. The feeling prevailsamong administration officials that astho casualty lists grow and the enormity of the struggle is brought hometo the masses lr. each country, thomovement for peace will correspondingly gain momentum.In the mids: of the conflict tbr United StatsB will ttgn treaties of "p "cewith Great Britain, Franco, SpsLi andChina. These pac's are regarded byPresident Wilson sa a practical guarantee against war.Slr Cecil Spring-Rice, Jules Jusserand. Juan Hinno, the British, Frenchand Spanish ambassadors, respectivelyand Kai Fu Shah, the Chinese minister have received Instructions fromtheir governments to sign the treaties tomorrow.Anouncement was made today thatPresident Wilson on Wednesday wouldreceive the Belgian commission septto the United States to lodge formal?protest against alleged German atrocities.Official dispatches to tho America"; >vern?u? n?i ?oday confirmed the presssports of the retreat of tba Germana -.ty across the entire if ne ?> France.AUSTRO- GERMAN LOSSESARE VERY HEAVY(By Associated Press.)London, Sept 14.-A dispatch to theCentral News from Rome says telegraphic advices received there fromPotn?&rad are to the effect that the17 days battle of the Russians againstthe Austro-German forces ended withthe following result: /'Prisoners taken, 180,000; field gunscaptured, 450: fortress artillery captured, 1.000 pieobs; transport wagonstaken, 4,000; aeroplanes captured, 7.The Russian embassy in Rom?, according to the correspondent ot theCentral News, says that the Germanarmy commanded by General vonHindenberg has been defeated nearMlawa, Russian Poland, and that theGermans are evacuating Poland witha loss of 50,000. men. The ambassador adds that the Russians have as.sumed the offensive in Prussia andhave commenced to lay Stege toKoenigsberg.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ' ^ oo TO SAVE KING COTTON oo - oo Washington, Sept, 14, oo -A committee pf South- oo ern Congressmen and oo cotton growers was organ? oo ized here today bv Kepre- oo sentative K^nry of Texas, oo to work for an advance ot oo or four million dollars to oo southern farmers on tne oo large cotton stock that oo must be held over be- oo cause of the collapse of oo European demand. The oo committee will hold dally oo meetings and will urge the oo advisability of Its plan oo upon President Wilson, oo Secretary McAdoo and the oo federa! reserve board. oo' Mr. Henry, who was oo' authorized to appoint th? oo committee at a recent in* oo formal, conference of Con* oo gressmen and growers, oo will act as its chairman, oo Other members Includ? E. oo W. Dabbs, South Caro- oo\ North Carolina and Rep- oo lina; Dr. H. Q. Alexander oo senatlve Doughton North oo Carolina; Lever, South oo Carolina, and Flood of oo Virginia.o ?o o o o o o o o oooooooo